THE GEN FANNING CARDS HARRY STANLEY miidttii0, 87, Wardour Street, Piccadilly, LONDON, W-1. ‘OODLIFFE'S poner HAMLEYS, 200-202, Regent St., London, W.1.Soe Sheerness end ea oagat of Sing Flowers «5 60 watch but or i’ tn ihe scant Harbin’s “ SURE-FIRE” Firebowl Pe Gr tM alee 35 Canons, MOCMLIWIE daly seer Se te ag 28 Robert Harbin “shi i QUALITY PROPS a mee vice Brn ABRACADABRI PERE is another fighting Patoral An impression appear to have fol avoind that tf opposed to cai boas and individaale {he mate feld thee defintely not the cas, as T lave, rely call oven cndugh. 1 amin tar ¢ trong postion Foosues baton fo one Soe only ny Tocl ne, wich dest engage icone Tovetty era general alas Ttedca ean uy gala sly td ea cheek iraspetdenl Wren tions 1 toto aolepesal prekraarta yoke pinion eres foe Dy eli n'y oo tb fori uksne ely to ee’ a isis opportunity to thote wit edie ats Treome forwnrd and say what dy think, Surly this isthe function Sta magia perodal of tie pet And surly we neod more of such ‘imalating Water when fo Tany magic mage ere meray howse ‘rgans” conte only with plugeing pons flere for mlb Or pating Ape eas ot renas and fellow-wanonters Gontoversy blows ap fom tineo-lne about one thing or anoles, coten quite tvial, Views aro expresed, nobody takes any notice, the Slfor les fom te inna and nobody teany theteota,” Years iter pit comes again, and tha sue old session gots an aflag, TY tn ‘hen somethig got Gone aya resto docunoy tat ie efort word hil: foray pert Lt to so amtiing one about tetaiy sates rcansel beloe that acon wil beret mugs Every magican shoal be ict in ha Lt soja erate hen wa be de by SSIS aha he GBP al the sagested ctnnge of sss Treen eountnes Tie former bey east fe prepared to advance toney toned the cost of ening 4 dlogats abroad to a business mostin Tei bo! just as important fo send sbroad a repesentatve to perfor ‘Abrainade the suggeation agevagn, What abou ie? Wat s bane done about te NAS. Book Reviews? We know tat ey are peti nove-the vo last, jst aval, appear Mes Ite than fee months afer ldra reviewed the books, and aay peace Telly what vo eal though at greater length, “They ar sll unsce by nos members of member Soret. Why Iie reader el, should tke toad my smal oie in a matter sikh cxoesag the mide of some VA mabe jae gow roving number of vary shows, and especialy revues ply for thet Snpealon nudity > Gusmay bevets lly or the mea, bul fakes them aucant fo take their wives sn Sweethearts (who don enjoy is Kind of thing much) and is ling the family appen—a sesous maton ‘Seoul to ie megican, The tution at understandable aftermath eaoto ed les aia lean wad et the ogame The argument that this = keeping open, and ling, Halls whieh would “lenis cee, maybe val but i cemsashottalghel ply, en ‘ualle—and iC Won't be lng-—she patie wil became sate! with chs pe ‘of thing and then the manket wil have gone anyway Mul the sa ‘pple 10 hypnatiom, "One mun ris (bees quite sensation, kd packs the Tals Then host of copyst csp and the business Lled forthe ot Nowrsse what's hnppeedLstarted of about ude atte and have bean sictracks into hypnatism, Soon I shall be aces of is there ROUTINE FOR MANDROOP JACK SHEPHERD EADERS will, [ think, recognise the souttes ftom hich come the varios des tee in thy routine The earlier aus Te heen aking lor sone fine pat." Mandsuop's Insiranee Policy das now been, ult to give te Toate a iocesary fal hicks The ‘working doesn't cll fr any manspulstive skill (htop of the pack pice the gf of Cubs, place the 16 of Dinmont shove that and the 1g of Dismond on top of all” Have the Insuance Policy ready in your pocket. Having completed these simple prepara: “Advance on Spectator A and force the 15 of Diamonds, Take the card bac fom him and eros to Spectator 18 to show the cad to i Huang Dottom change as yon gu The card fe sets i tus the rf Daanouds. Bottarmchange ths for the 34 of Clas, and set ths card facedown onthe Charan’ tbl, Som apts atv rang eyes es a the fingo-iipa of the expey hand, Cive te Packs Brie ang, and them Hal Ue it nd eh ngs epi and the back tomar the atudince. Remark, "Clever stat the! and al the chooser to name Tis card, When he anavere Fifteen of Diamonds” relax md lower your hand, appeating defied, As the laos Ges muter someting Bist att marks ad stooges Fell the cards and then get bask nto postion again, Cleves stu thie!" Aak Assistant B Go name the ched, and chow disgust as Defofo wen Ho says " sien of Diamonds "ter funter semusks about narks, decave that Ih was. good job you thong of placing the ‘Gud an tho chalrman’s ble. That wl colye your probly, “Then get back forthe third time into poston fo fous. the ceed and ake caiman to torn i up and ame Thiel be fn even uger laugh than belore when hu names he 3) of Clube Ti be stage woe yo seat ut 8 perhas Soe job the tuck has gone rong three times, 4s you bae an famaraneepoey ‘that pays gow {000 Hf you fet four ies. Prolace anotherceard, than tt the chasrmsn afd ae gs to nase i He eles (i he Hight of Clubs.” You produce yout Tasurance Policy, get the higgest, lath with and nish up avi" Cliver pops these nguranes eae! It yom have the Mansroop Paley, yo head no fare expand, a4 by ROBERT HARBIN, “ALT gah eter i here ma he vt gman aout the Linking Ringe Ths je a subject on which no two. wizards appear to think alike which is a good thing, Ut ln ta healthy isusien ad braineidgling, and it Means thal presentations dis ely T lo not expect to say the lat word on the subject, but this the ‘way I feel about i all,» Our ancestors decided on eight rigs, faked Es they ace ora very sound payehlogtea! reason, The combination is ato oe oid i vey ways Edo approve of ‘ore or less than eight, howuyes Cheyer your outioe may be ost ring workers sem to prefer the clang, uoky presentation Tami favour ofnois at the end ony, when the ings techie apart al fever the flora sound, spectaralartnsh to a geet trick. The jong of the rings should be as duet and as smooth se possible moet nore fampasing :0 your publewwhen 9 noiy thing Jom quiely il you gel hae Tea ano ere, tha, i what I consider the Basis of « very: good routine vwth the lags 1 Bstablish tho faut that the wigs are separate, 2) Join a few ana give al or examination 3. Give demanstations of joming and separating ease op, They cant do i, but you ea 4. Colect all the sings and make a few-—e very few fgaes 4. Join alt the sinus on to one ing 6! Stake the whole Tot loose en th foo Now 1 am told on all sides that ws are up against the fact that the secret of te rings more and more becoming pale property. Well Thave a remedy for this, and, stange ast may serm, Elsen tat the ‘American artist Eugene Latta used a salar mance T splay’ small st of Woolworths inking igs, together ith the sheet of instructions. "Here," Tsay, "is a tte tek which can be Bought in Woolworths for a Tew pence. Te i called the Chinese inking: Rings. ‘Thee of the Fags, as you se, ate joined together nother two ate joined together, ancl two mie a separate This Jas fing has e sit ini Well tht is what you pay for yun can't expect forget wry pofoind mystery for copper. © The real secre of the Linking Rings very closely guard, and the mystery achieved with eight soup subaxaTicRINce. So saying, T throw aside the Wootworth’s set and pick up my own, Then Te the {rik in the normal manner and collet the applause atthe ed T suceest that vow oy se this stratagem you aces actor. When Aisecting the Woatworts Set, show sath pare eonteryptuoily. Soy‘Three joined together—and. cheow them aside, “Two joined togeer’”and throw these aide oh the others, Fist a pie of wang. Dol ne thi psenctn whe ts not neceay., Just have ie feady for the. audience, who, You auppost, wil "aio all about st Use sparingly. Din? he ws have ths ulin seeping all over the county tnt eventually yo shall have to {how away tw sets of sande 8h Nest eek, Tyant to show you how tov all the sings for examina tion wthont-emplosing any switee™and with complet cise Als, Trent to preent to you a Harbia Speci bow to jot rings qoedly! CARD CONTROL LEN BELCHER OT eet me wrong: gm mst Mi Boel. My aim sum of Naltesings, je Willan seserted «pl for ens card isc In_ brie, roceptable was shown emply- anda speror Was invited to chen a card. Fst, however he had toll up a fom, “The card was found to be missing ft the pack ana had wade ts wey ito the recmptecle, but e note attached to tt announced that Hy Was Por Expert Only The Nitwi invited Solutions, co L wrote to Risk, Aer a prolonged Silence, 1 wiote again, enclosing e stamped and addresed envelope, ‘Prucicaly by retin, T recived 4 quotation fr eeap wile tnd eatrates Tor tors, but I feel T most have wtten to the right man because the Stanyp ha boen steamed oft my envelope, Anyway, here is my audience tested solution ofthe probs, The sflect han been altered a tle for puspowes of prechabity. you fre able, tamm up eno’ original aril, for the Gressiag he fave there fe tec ‘Obtain three packs of cards and remove 9 complete suit fom cach ono, so that you aro let with four packs, each mins a sult Collet @ ple of ol okiag forms and fle far of thera by adding a sal pocket {0 hold thiteen cards, ae supgrsted inthe iliseston, "All of these orms go into a idles cardboard box, of ling tay, ‘Now take an old pack and divide i nto its four suite Take each sul WC out in order Ace to King, and hinge the cards together with Strife of adhesive paper, On the badk of each card gue a ator cad, So fat the wore, "Fo: Export Onl" are pel Thus held oe way, he Sinp shows a suit of cards, while tamed tho other way it revel the mera "Fold theco sips conceting-wce ant ad them nto the pockets you Daye made in the forme Mask each form at fhe head 30 that yonrare able ata glance to tell which salt ip contains. ‘Thy fo condule yout ‘reparations, male an envelope, foolcep si, out of Back paper “The stp ies, The Box offre on table, Uns the forms and tn the bank ofthetheat Hethrec ofthe Ighesesiht paces ia @ kaowa Gtder’ The pack om which the Heats are missing Fou holdin your 6 ha, because you are gong co ask Tayo asst and she is kis to sk for a Heat card Hand her the puck to shale and tel he that you want her to select ave, As shes about to do's, however, explain that thee days a cad may ony bessectel after the ecesary form has been eg. Tit what isthe name of the card ae wanta’ Il the cardi not a Hart, take the Pack on ray go the x clung he ons a cmv te fpproprate one belly swing the yack she Wek moment ago for 1a one whit doesnot contain the eats ch her eat Hes, Reta the pack tor aaj il i the form SPDRERSRE SS Eres REPRCCARE The envelope (which could previously have been examined is then taken and the form folded os tha diagram: inleate, i slipped ins Pocket side fst. Explain that you af tng a black envelope because ‘he letter fs going by he mousing pest iyeercal noel), The car are {Upped out of the pockel as thefts ss nserted, and they emai behind when tha fom Serer later.” Seal the envelope, preted to dds iUto the Ministry of Supply and tos ita the oor, Breas aves {cto the Minty is equatent to throwing it strught down che drain ‘Now the lady is tsked to look for er cara; but sho can't fn i Make @ crack of two about presentdav shortages and take-up. the fxyelope again. -Kemarking that, by a miracle, you wuld have had reply rem, open the eevelope, tae at thé for, Ieving the fake p behigd at factond (o tea a weply tothe effec that ends may ful be selected Ia complete sults to lalitate the constrstio of pre fabricated packs. (Qfavs Thse gays dont sem Very fanny in cok pray Bue I azsue you tat thr topicality asus for them e good tee ton | ‘Take oat the slp and ett open te reveal the eat Conte reating from the form to tho efor that “certain ett fans seat yn ie fee of hee and te word Cm thestip around thal it may spe for fel There are no fancy riven this routine. 16 you ike this Wind of fle, give fea Wil, and I shan be suprised if you keep it for gv. funy how eal magliana wader How you Yansh te chowen rd. for very eten the lady doen’ notice that & whole siti ng A sand Gala of Magic bung presented by members of the Magic Cael ft id of SAB. cadet at the Civie Hall, Croydon, on the 23e0 ‘of Sich, Ay excel bil fas Bec afeatged